Elodie.M Richard
After many years of traveling and multiple colorful cultural influences I currently evolve and express myself between two tendances: influenced by the art of engraving, the expressive sharpness and contrasts of black and white, which rejoins my black and white photography. And an abstract world where the essence of Earth, the elements, undefined colors and shapes give endless possibilities to my imaginary world
I do have a dilemma between an abstract world and a very detailed and figurative univers, and I believe that this is due to my eye sight and my life experiences. It seems that I keep searching for answers i cannot obtain and at the same time, i am craving for a calm vision, which , even if uncertain keeps my inner self in peace. It seems though, that abstraction will win.
My empathy towards our world makes me often feel like a sponge absorbing all these vibrations and trying to digest them through my creations. I am seeking for authenticity, spontaneity in the act of art, I want to express movement, life, but also the environmental and climate changes issues our modern world must dramatically deal with...and i would like people to connect with what i do. Future projects will continue to tell the story.
We often learn to know a person the way she turns the pages of a novel, or in the way she walks. Knowing where she comes from, or how she traveled, allows to understand who she is. The adventurers. The curious. The dreamers also. Those who take their time. And the walking seems to us a good way to feel, to be amazed by landscapes, and be closer to people.
The simplicity and the availability are an integral part of my walker's philosophy. In my journeys, all the conditions are gathered for the opening: opening to the world, the opening to the others, the open-mindedness and the senses, the opening in the creation and the art. And I am telling you: you are not completely the same on the way back. For sure the adventure never ends.
